SHAKHTAR DONETSK’s director dined with ex-Arsenal stars Willian and Eduardo before attending Chelsea vs Manchester City with Mykhailo Mudryk’s future set to be discussed.
Mudryk, 22, is a transfer target for both London clubs, with Premier League leaders Arsenal already seeing an offer worth £62million knocked back.
Arsenal aren’t expected to give up on their pursuit of Mudryk despite seeing an opening offer knocked back, with further talks set to take place with Shakhtar’s director, Darijo Srna, in London.
Srna sat down for dinner with former Shakhtar and Arsenal stars Willian and Eduardo before attending Chelsea’s Premier League clash with defending champions Man City on Thursday night.
Willian also has ties to the Blues having spent seven years at Stamford Bridge.
According to Fabrizio Romano, a deal for Mudryk “has been and will be discussed in the next days again in England”.
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Mudryk has been keeping a watchful eye on Arsenal in particular.
The Ukraine wonderkid watched on an iPad as Mikel Arteta’s men brushed West Ham aside on Boxing Day with a 3-1 win.
Ahead of Arsenal’s New Year’s Eve clash with Brighton, Mudryk expressed his admiration for Arteta and his former Shakhtar boss Roberto De Zerbi, who is now in charge on the South Coast.
De Zerbi then tipped Mudryk as a potential future Ballon d’Or winner.
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And in his latest social media antics, Mudryk liked a mocked up post of him behind bars with the caption calling for him to be freed.
But it appears he has now unliked the post.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
